OBGYN.net Executive Advisory Board
Editorial Advisory Board - Chairman

Geffrey H. Klein, MD
Articles and Interviews on OBGYN.net by Dr. Klein

Best known for his internationally acclaimed Internet forum, OB-GYN-L, Dr. Geffrey H. Klein serves OBGYN.net as Chairman of the Advisory Board and is a member of the OBGYN.net Executive Board. Dr. Klein is well respected for his pioneering efforts to promote the Ob/Gyn community’s use of Internet technology. Dr. Klein practices in Houston, Texas.

As Chairman of the Advisory Board, Dr. Klein fills a critical role in the OBGYN.net project. His primary responsibility is to bring first hand medical expertise to the daily operations of OBGYN.net. In this office he acts as a liaison to physicians, industry associations, and medical institutions. Moreover, Dr. Klein assists OBGYN.net with review and guidance of technical, ethical, and policy considerations.

Dr. Klein’s visionary outlook takes OBGYN.net down a development path that considers long-term goals and future potential for the medical community. Dr. Klein’s personal commitment to OBGYN.net is his dream for a future that integrates the Internet with daily Ob/Gyn operations.

 
Curriculum Vitae for Geffrey H. Klein, MD

Born: June 30, 1966, Chicopee, Massachusetts.

Married with 3 children
Wife: Karla Klein
Son, Nicholas 
Daughter, Tatiana 
Daughter, Alexandra 

High School: 
Bellaire Senior High School 
Bellaire, Texas 
Graduated: May 1984 
Class rank: 58 of 660 
GPA: 3.97

Undergraduate: 
The University of Texas at Austin 
Austin, Texas 
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Biology with Honors 
Graduated: May 1988 
GPA: 3.69 
Honors: Dean's list for 4 semesters 
MCAT: 69 
Extracurricular activities:
Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity (1984-1988): Vice President
Research in the organic chemistry laboratory of Dr. Sessler (1987-l988): porphyrin research
Research at Baylor College of Medicine with Drs. Sheila and Richard Hull (1987): research with isolation of pili genes in pyelonephritogenic E. coli
Intramural athletics: softball, basketball. racquetball, and football

Medical School: 
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas 
Graduation date: May 26, 1992 
Honors: 
Southern Medical Association Scholarship (1989) 
Honors in the Basic Sciences (1989) 
Alpha Omega Alpha (1991)
Outstanding Medical Student in Obstetrics and Gynecology (1992)

National Board Scores:
Part I:
Biochemistry 710 
Microbiology 695
Anatomy 740
Histology 685
Physiology 660 
Pharmacology 710
Physical Diagnosis 745
Pathology 735

Part II:
Obstetrics and Gynecology 765
Public Medicine 685
Internal Medicine 720
Surgery 705

Employment during Medical School:

  • Department of Urology: Histories and physicals for new urology admissions.

  • Department of Infectious Diseases: Carried first call pager and worked up new consults.

  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology: Obtained cord blood samples for a maternal drug abuse study.

  • Department of Emergency Medicine: Obtained blood samples for a study to document the efficacy of a blocking antibody to tumor necrosis factor in patients with clinical sepsis.

  • Department of Student Affairs: Audio-visual for the Therapeutics course.

  • Optex Biomedical Company: Obtained arterial blood gas samples for comparison with a developmental intra-arterial continuous blood gas
    monitor.

  • Law Firm Of Phillips and Akers: Review and Summary of medical records for defense counsel in personal injury cases.

Postgraduate Education:

Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
June 1992 - June 1996
Class representative, 1993-1994
Chief Administrative Resident, July 1995 - June 1996 
CREOG Examinations:
1994: 68th percentile
1995: 95th percentile
1996: 95th percentile
Completed Advanced Hysteroscopy course May 1995

Employment:

  • Bellaire Obstetrics and Gynecology
    6800 W. Loop S #520
    Bellaire, Texas 77401
    July 1996 - June 1997.
    Hospitals: Bellaire General Hospital, Rosewood General Hospital, Spring Branch General Hospital, Sharpstown General Hospital, and The Woman's
    Hospital of Texas

  • MacGregor Medical Association
    2200 Nasa Rd 1 #200
    Houston, Tx 77059
    July 1997- December 1999

  • Texas OBGYN Associates
    200 Medical Center Suite 103
    Webster, Texas 77598
    December 1999 - present
    Hospital: Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, St. John Hospital, Memorial Hospital Southesat, Bay Area Surgi-center.

    Licensure:

  • FLEX Examination Passed June 1992

  • State of Texas 

Board Certification:

  • Passed written board examination in Obstetrics and Gynecology for June 1996.

  • Board Certified Oral Examination, November 1998.

Professional Associations:

  • Texas Medical Association 1990 - present

  • Southern Medical Association 1990 - present

  • The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Junior Fellow, 1993 - 1999, Fellow, 2000 - present

  • Harris County Medial Society 1996- present

Professional Awards:

  • Oral presentation, Resident's Research day, June 9, 1995, Fort Worth, Texas. "OB/Gyn and the Internet" Awarded best paper.

  • September 19, 1995 Nashville, Tenn. District VII Meeting "OB/Gyn and the Internet"

  • Physician of the Year, MacGregor Medical Association 1998.

Professional Activities:

  • Listowner, OB-GYN-L, an internet discussion list for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist. November 1994 - present.

  • Advisory Board Chairman, OBGYN.net (http://www.obgyn.net) September 1996 - present

  • Co-moderator, newsgroup sci.med.obgyn October 1996 - present

Website: http://members.aol.com/gklein01/geff.html